Fruits in Lebanese Arabic
12 fruits words every toddler learning Lebanese Arabic meets first , in real spoken dialect rather than Modern Standard Arabic , each written with a pronunciation so any parent can read aloud.
Frequently asked
How do you say fruits in Lebanese Arabic?
The words a toddler learning Lebanese Arabic meets first are apple (تفّاحة , teffe7a), banana (موزة , mawzeh), strawberry (فريز , frez), orange (ليمون , laymoon), watermelon (بطّيخ , batti5) , with the rest listed above.
Are these Lebanese Arabic dialect words or Modern Standard Arabic?
This is spoken Lebanese, the everyday register you would hear in a kitchen in Beirut or Tripoli. It is not Modern Standard Arabic, the formal written language used in news broadcasts and school textbooks. A Lebanese grandmother reading these pages will recognise her own words.
How accurate are these translations?
Every word is cross-checked against Lebanese Arabic dictionaries and carries a confidence score, shown on the card whenever it falls below 90%. The books have not been through a full native-speaker editorial review, so if a word looks wrong to you, tell us and we will correct it and send you a free replacement copy.
How can I read these if I do not know the script?
Every word carries a phonetic transliteration in Latin letters, so a parent who never learned to read Arabic script can still read the page aloud correctly. Kipiku was started by a mother who could not read her own children's heritage script, which is why transliteration appears on every word in every book.
All 100 words in a book
Fruits is one of 10 themes in the Lebanese Arabic picture dictionary. Hand-painted watercolour illustrations by the artist Digitalartsi, with a full pronunciation guide.
See the Lebanese Arabic book